Where does “protometabolic” come from?
protometabolic (English) comes from English proto, from English proto-, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
protometabolic (English): Relating to protometabolism
Definitions
- Relating to protometabolism
Ancestry of “protometabolic”, step by step
protometabolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English metabolic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metabolic | Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεταβολή | change, mutation, transformation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |